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September 2026
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South Goa Zilla Panchayat fixes labour wage at Rs 800
Reported by The Goan.
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- LGD code
- 626938
- Pincode
- 403714
- Post office
- Chandor
- Population
- 1,171
- Households
- 274
- Literacy rate
- 68%
- Sex ratio
- 1248 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 455
- Distance to district centre
- 4 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Panaji
- 36 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 443 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chandar Goa · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Samrat Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Cotombi compares
By population, Cotombi ranks #13 of 35 villages in Quepem mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.0%
−3.1% vs mandal average
- Cotombi
- 68.0%
- Quepem mandal
- 71.1%
- South Goa district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,248
+252 vs mandal average
- Cotombi
- 1,248
- Quepem mandal
- 996
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Cotombi
- 4.3
- Quepem mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Cotombi at a glance
Cotombi is a village of 1,171 people in 274 households (Census 2011) in Quepem taluka, South Goa district, Goa, the 13th-largest of 35 villages in Quepem taluka. Literacy is 68%, 3 points below the taluka average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,248 women per 1,000 men. It lies 4 km from the South Goa district centre, 8 km from Shiroda, the nearest town, 2 km from Chandar Goa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 403714, served by Chandor post office; the LGD village code is 626938. The nearest hospital or health centre is Samrat Hospital, 1 km away. The village votes in Quepem assembly constituency, represented by MLA Altone D Costa. The population is estimated at 1,381 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Cotombi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- QUEPEM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 302
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Cotombi
- LGD code
- 626938
- Pincode
- 403714
- Post office
- Chandor
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,171
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,381
- Households
- 274
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1248
- Literacy rate
- 68.0%
- Coordinates
- 15.25073°N, 74.05141°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- South Goa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Quepem
- Member of Parliament
- Viriato Fernandes
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Altone D Costa
- Block / Mandal
- Quepem
Getting there
How to reach Cotombi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Panaji36 kmcapital
- Mumbai443 km
- Bengaluru458 km
- Hyderabad529 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChandar Goa2 km
- Bus stopDigas Ponchavadi Bus Stop6 km
- Hospital / PHCSamrat Hospital1 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpQuepem Petrol pump5 km
- CollegeRosary College of Commerce & Arts9 km
- Police stationPolice Station2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Cotombi
6 Temples, 2 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Cotombi
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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